Method of making upholstery



Dec. 22, 1931. H. D. RANDALL METHOD OF' MAKING UPHOLSTERY Filed Sept. 7, 1929 gnou/woz Patented Dec. 22, 1931 f VSTATES NT2 OFFICE HOWARD D. RANDALL, or CINCINNATI, oIIIAssIGNoR To RANDALL YCOMIANY;

or CINCINNATI, omo, A CORPORATION or` omo METHOD or MAKING nPLIoLsTnRY Application filed September 7, 1929. ,Serial No. 391,005,l

5. ing strip is particularly adapted for attachment to the panel with the trimming material, re-enforcing board and strip fitted together in a new and more economical way than heretofore applied.

ln this assembly the heads of the nails or tacks are preferably welded to one of the surfaces of a flat narrow strip of metal of requisite thickness and this flat strip is then fastened by means of the pointed nails to a cardboard or re-enforeing member, one edge of the strip being turned down to form a metal edge to iit against the edge of the straw board. This turned down edge forms a secure bearing for the edge of the straw board. The trimming material is then applied to this assembled cardboard and metal strip by encircling same, the nails being forced through the edge of the trimming. In this way there is formed an improved form of nailing strip which has a minimum number of operations, saving time as well as material.

Other objects and advantages will be in part indicated in the following description and in part rendered apparent therefrom in connection with the annexed drawings.

To enable others skilled in the art so fully to apprehend the underlying features hereof that they may embody the same in the various ways contemplated by this invention, drawings depicting a preferred typical construction have beenV annexed as a part of this disclosure and, in such drawings, like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout all the views, of which Figure l is a plan view of strip; Fig. 2 is an end View; Fig. 3 is sectional view of strip and cardboard; Fig. 4 is sectional View showing turned down edge; Fig. 5 is perspective view of assembled trimming.

In the drawings the flat metal is marked l, the nails are marked 2, the heads of the nails being preferably welded to the surface of the fia-t strip. The edge 3 is then turned down to form a metal bearing edge for the cardboardl, which is" applied to the met-al strip by havingfthe nails inserted through same.` The trimming material '5 is then assembled by drawing same around the metal Astrip and cardboard, having t-he'nails inserted through the trimming material, and the entire assembled article is then applied to the panel by having the nails driven into the underlying support, thereby 'securing the trimming with the securing devices concealed from view. A

It is' apparent that in the foregoing arrangement of parts there is employed a lfiat strip of a minimum width and by merely pressing down an edge of thestrip instead of forming a channel shaped member, there is eliminated the expense of a channel forming operation, and the nails being fused to one surface of the strip near the center thereof v do not interfere with the turning down of the edge of the strip. When applied to the cardboard, theedge of the strip can be pressed down simultaneously with the forcing of the nails through the cardboard and in this way the turned down edge of the strip will act as a straight edge for the re-enforcing board, making a neat fit between the cardboard and the metal strip.

Without further analysis, the foregoing will so fully reveal the gist of this invention that others can, by applying current knowledge, readily adapt it for various utilizations by retaining one or more of the features that, from the standpoint of the prior art, fairly constitute essential characteristics of either the generic or specific aspects-of this invention and, therefore, such adaptations should be, and are intended to be, comprehended within the meaning and range of equivalency of the following claim.

Having thus revealed this invention, I claim as new and desire to secure the following combinations and elements, or equivalents thereof by Letters Patent of United States:

The method of forming and assembling a textile covered panel by first welding the heads of nails to one surface of a metal strip at a predetermined distance from its edge, then positioning together said metal strip and a reinforcing member with a portion of the strip lprojecting beyond the edge of the reinforcing member to form an overhanging metal flange, forcing the free ends of said nails through said reinforcing member by pressing the strip against said reinforcing member, and bending said overhanging metal liange in the direction to which the nails project to cause said flange forcibly to engage the vertical surface of the adjacent edge of the reinforcingmember,A thereby clamping' a portion of the reinforcing member between the nail and the bent iange and thereafterl covering said assembled partsbywrappingatextile covering around the panel and forcing said nails through marginal portions of said textile covering. y v l In Witness whereof, I'have hereunto subscribed my name.

HOWARD: D; RANDALL. l 

